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DiData lands £5m Isle of Man comms deal
News Dimension Data has won a £5m contract for a converged IP-based IT and telephony infrastructure for the Isle of Man government that aims to significantly drive down telecommunications... [14 Jan 2005]
Isle of Man aims for slice of download market
News The Isle of Man wants to boost its burgeoning offshore tech industry by convincing film and music download businesses to relocate to the island. In recent years the Isle... [20 Mar 2007]
Isle of Man is the new M4 corridor
News The Isle of Man is hoping to attract techies and software developers to the Irish Sea outpost, and it's starting by courting computer games manufacturers after one such firm located on... [15 Jan 2004]
Isle of Man building for a tech future
Case Study The Isle of Man has completed the rollout of an IP network that will form the foundation for a new set of e-government services. The network is the... [28 Mar 2007]
Isle of Man venue for BT showcase
News BT has announced plans to create an "electronic showcase" for third generation mobile phone technology on the Isle of Man. In a press briefing presenting its European strategies, BT... [04 Jun 1999]
Manx police to use covert Tetra handsets
News The Isle of Man is deploying 'covert' Motorola Tetra handsets to its undercover police and customs officers. According to Robert Williamson, technical director for the... [10 Mar 2008]
Flight booking checks into mobiles
News Justtheflight.co.uk, a flight booking website based in the Isle of Man, claims to be the first to launch a search-and-book facility for the mobile phone. ORTG is one of... [23 Jul 2008]
Online casinos bet on UK server rooms
News MGM Mirage, one of North America's biggest casino groups, is poised to set up operations for an online casino on the Isle of Man. The Isle... [27 Jul 2001]
A Manx tale
Comment The telco which serves the good folk of the Isle of Man is owned by BT, both of whom were justly proud to have built the world's first 3G network. The... [17 May 2001]
Of geese, golden eggs and posh pooches
Comment According to Mark Briers, director of UMTS at Manx Telecom, the UMTS project on the Isle of Man has been in development since April 1999, and is due for commercial... [02 Nov 2000]
One in three businesses will offshore in a year
News Dubai and the Isle of Man are two places that are putting particular effort into attracting offshoring business. On the Isle of Man,... [09 Sep 2004]
Power shortages squeeze London's data centres
News Netcetera COO, Dave Boswell, said the new Isle of Man data centre's ability to deliver up to 30kW per rack is far greater than what it could offer in the short term at a London facility.... [27 Feb 2008]
Manx healthcare gets a shot in the arm
News The Isle of Man government has struck a £7.5m, seven-year deal which will see a new healthcare IT infrastructure rolled out across the island. Allan Paterson, the Isle... [29 Mar 2007]
Bank of Ireland opens online bank for expatriates
News Licensed in the Isle of Man - known for being an offshore tax haven - the service (http://www.fsharpbank.com ) is available to people working overseas with a minimum of... [29 Jul 1999]
BT's 3G Manx showcase set for November
News BT's wireless division, mmO2, will be spun off at the same time as the telco launches its commercial 3G service on the Isle of Man. The spokesman at NEC said the Isle... [16 Oct 2001]
